When the longtime Yankees catcher turned designated hitter was asked about that, the emotions proved to be too raw for him to answer without breaking down.

"I don't know," Posada said, when asked if he thinks this could have been his last game with the Yankees. "I don't know. That's a tough one. We'll see. I don't want to look at it like that. We'll see what happens in the offseason."

But if this is how Posada leaves the Yankees after 17 seasons, then he did so on a personally positive note. Following a season in which he struggled offensively, Posada had the best American League Division Series of anyone. He went 2-for-4 in the Game 5 loss, making him 6-for-14 in the series.